Health 6.10

Influencing factors. The student comprehends how media and technology influence individual and community health. The student is expected to:

(A) identify ways in which media and technology influence social norms such as using prescription and over-the-counter drugs;

(B) identify and analyze various media and technologies that influence individual and community health such as computer software and the internet; and

(C) explain the relationship between health needs and technology development such as the development of an HIV vaccine.